The Village of Rhinebeck was surveyed by members of the
Rhinebeck Historical Society beginning
in 1974 and listed on the Historic Registers fall of 1979. This District was
updated in the winter of
2012 by the Consortium of Rhinebeck’s History Organizations with the
assistance of Krista Miller,
an intern from SUNY Albany graduate program of Public History.

The historic district is in the heart of the Village of
Rhinebeck which includes the following streets
and properties:
Mill St. #6387 to #6356
Montgomery St. #6404 to #88
E. Market St. #1 to #178
W. Market St. #7 to #65
Center St. # 7 to #26
Mulberry St. #3 to #27
Parsonage St. #9 to #39
Beach St. #14 to #36
South St. #6 to #74
Livingston St. #7 to #69
Chestnut St. #5 to # 68

When you enter the archives data for this
site, you will be presented with the following data fields
for researching each property street address:
Current Address
Date
Building Name
Unique Site Number
Original Property Information ------
Links to images of Original 'Blue Format' Information Forms
Updated Property Information -----
Links to images of 'New Format' Information Forms

If you don't see the property for which you are searching, click
on the 'Search' Data View Option,
enter the property street address in the 'Current Address' field and
click 'Submit'.

For each property street address, the 'Links' give you an
opportunity to research the
"Original Property Information" and the "Updated Property Information" which
contain
detail such as approximate date of construction, building materials, related out
buildings,
historical and architectural importance, and the 1979 and 2012 photos of the
buildings.

Of the original 388 houses in the District, at least 7 have been
destroyed or demolished.
The information for these sites are still available by their address within
archives data.

All buildings within the boundaries of the District are
classified by NY Historic Preservation Office
as a contributing or a non-contributing site. To be considered as contributing,
the house must be at
least 50 years of age, and has some historic/architectural importance. All
buildings which do not
fall within these parameters are considered non-contributing. The sites which
are contributing are
eligible for the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentive Program if the
building is to be used for
commercial purposes. Click here for information...
http://nysparks.com/shpo/tax-credit-programs/